Behavior of a single muscle cell bioactuator on a biocompatible fiber string structure

In this paper, we proposed a micromachine that driven by a single muscle cell bioactuator. Dorsal vessel cells (DVCs) were used as a bioactuator because of their robustness. We adopted flagella movement as motion of the micromachine. In order to confirm the motion of the micromachine by DVCs, we assumed a physical model and estimated the maximum displacement of the micromachine. DVCs adhesion to the structure was also investigated. As a result, we confirmed DVCs adhesion and compared the behavior with control. DVCs on a structure contracted at a speed of 86% of DVCs on a dish. This result will lead the micromachine driven by a single muscle cell bioactuator.